facility

facility
fə'siləti
1. noun
1) (ease or quickness: She showed great facility in learning languages.) facilidad
2) (a skill: He has a great facility for always being right.) facilidad

2. noun plural
(facilities the means to do something: There are facilities for cooking.)
facility
tr[fə'sɪlɪtɪ]
noun (pl facilities)
1 facilidad nombre femenino
plural noun facilities
1 (equipment) instalaciones nombre femenino plural, servicios nombre masculino plural
2 (means) facilidades nombre femenino plural
facility [fə'sɪlət̬i] n, pl -ties
1) ease: facilidad f
2) center , complex: centro m , complejo m
3) facilities npl
amenities: comodidades fpl , servicios mpl
facility
n.
• facilidad s.f.
fə'sɪləti
noun (pl -ties)
1) facilities pl
a) (amenities)

sports facilities — instalaciones fpl deportivas

facilities for the disabled — instalaciones fpl para minusválidos

the hotel has conference facilities — el hotel dispone de sala(s) de conferencia

b) (Fin)

credit facilities — crédito m, facilidades fpl de pago

2) (building) (AmE) complejo m, centro m
3) u (ability) (frml) facilidad f
[fǝ'sɪlɪtɪ]
N
1) (=equipment, place) instalación f

the hotel's facilities are open to non-residents — las instalaciones del hotel están abiertas a los no residentes

the flat has no cooking facilities — el piso no está equipado para cocinar

recreational facilities — instalaciones fpl recreativas

sports facilities — instalaciones fpl deportivas

2) (=service, provision) servicio m

the main facility is the library — el servicio principal es la biblioteca

the company offers day-care facilities for children — la empresa ofrece un servicio de guardería para los niños

toilet facilities — servicios mpl , aseos mpl

transport facilities — servicios mpl de transporte

3) (Econ)

credit facilities — facilidades fpl (de pago), crédito m

overdraft facility — crédito m al descubierto

4) (=function) función f

the oven has an automatic timing facility — el horno dispone de una función de reloj automático

the watch has a stopwatch facility — el reloj también posee la función de cronómetro

there's a facility for storing data — dispone de un servicio de almacenamiento de datos

5) (=centre) centro m

a state facility for women prisoners — un centro penitenciario estatal para mujeres

a medical facility — un centro médico, un punto de asistencia médica

a nuclear facility — un complejo nuclear

6) (=talent, ease) facilidad f

he had a facility for languages — tenía facilidad para los idiomas, se le daban bien los idiomas

he writes with great facility — escribe con gran facilidad

7) (=ability) habilidad f , facultad f ; (=capacity) capacidad f

humans have lost the facility to use their sense of smell — los humanos han perdido la habilidad or la facultad de utilizar el olfato

the new model has the facility to reproduce speech — el nuevo modelo tiene la capacidad de or es capaz de reproducir el habla

* * *
[fə'sɪləti]
noun (pl -ties)
1) facilities pl
a) (amenities)

sports facilities — instalaciones fpl deportivas

facilities for the disabled — instalaciones fpl para minusválidos

the hotel has conference facilities — el hotel dispone de sala(s) de conferencia

b) (Fin)

credit facilities — crédito m, facilidades fpl de pago

2) (building) (AmE) complejo m, centro m
3) u (ability) (frml) facilidad f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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